Greetings Ontario Birders,
This is a friendly reminder, many 2024/2025 rare bird sightings still require documentation to the Ontario Birds Records Committee. Our sincere thanks to those who have submitted reports already. Rarities requiring documentation are:
2024 South Review region : Razorbill (Ottawa), Slaty-backed Gull (Nipissing), Vermillion Flycatcher (Wellington), White-faced Ibis (Waterloo), White Ibis (Northumberland)…
2025 South Review region : Burrowing Owl (Wellington), Common Eider (Peterborough), Purple Gallinule (Toronto), Rufous/Allen’s Hummingbird (Hamilton), Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Norfolk, Algonquin PP) Townsend’s Warbler (Norfolk), Swallow-tailed Kite (Toronto)…
2024 Central Review region : Western Cattle-Egret up to 3+ birds 5 sightings (Kenora, Thunder Bay) Summer Tanager 2022 x2 sightings and x2 2024 (Kenora, Thunder Bay)
2025 Central Review region :
Thunder Bay/Observatory : Harlequin Duck, Blue Grosbeak, Loggerhead Shrike x3, Orchard Oriole, Summer Tanager x2 sightings.
Crested Caracara (Thunder Bay, Sudbury), Common Gallinule (Timiskaming), Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch x3 (Kenora, Rainy River),
We encourage the use of rare bird “Hotspots” and/or “Stakeouts” on EBird whenever provincial rarities are encountered. If you’ve found and/or seen a rarity but have not yet submitted a report, the review species lists for the 3 Ontario Reporting Regions (including guidelines for reporting) can be found here: http://ofo.ca/site/page/view/obrc.guidelines.
Submissions can be entered via our new Submissions Form that now facilitates digital media to be uploaded directly with your description at: http://ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport (or via email to the OBRC Secretary at obrc@ofo.ca).
Past OBRC Annual Reports (serving the basis for the permanent Ontario Rare Bird Records) the are found here: http://ofo.ca/site/ObrcAnnualReports
As always, the OBRC is extremely grateful for the contributions of our excellent birding community!
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Good Birding!
Sincerely,
Gerard Phillips (he/him)
OBRC Chair (2024-2026)
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